Colorado Geothermal Resources Act
Colorado · Water and Irrigation · §§ 37-90.5-101 to 37-90.5-111 · 11 sections
Overview
The Geothermal Resources Act governs the exploration for and development of geothermal resources, treating them as sui generis — a distinct class of resource rather than simply water or a mineral — and placing their regulation with a designated state agency. It establishes a drilling permit system with stated criteria for approval, technical requirements for well casing, plugging, abandonment and the suspension of operations, mandatory performance bonds or equivalent security, and duties to maintain and file drilling records, logs, surveys and statements of production, with certain records held confidential. The administering agency may also order well spacing and unitization, and the act enforces these obligations through agency orders subject to judicial review, liability in damages, injunctive relief, and penalties that extend to those who aid or abet violations.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-101Short title
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-102Legislative declaration
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-103Definitions
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-104Ownership declaration
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-105Access
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-106Regulation of geothermal resource operations
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-107Permits for the use of geothermal resources
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-108Geothermal management districts
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-109Geothermal resource units
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-110Geothermal resource studies
- C.R.S. § 37-90.5-111Coordination between the commission and the state engineer
Enacted in other states
California, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, West Virginia
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